Geraldine
See also: Géraldine
English
Etymology
Gerald + -ine. c. 1540 by the Earl of Surrey as a poetic name for Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, "one of the Fitzgeralds". Taken up as a given name in the 19th century, and used as a feminine form of Gerald.
Proper noun
Geraldine
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- circa 1540 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Description and praise of his love Geraldine:
- Hunsdon did first present her to mine eyen; / Bright is her hue, and Geraldine she hight.
- 1936 George Weller: Clutch and Differential. Ayer 1970. →ISBN page 196:
- Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald.
- circa 1540 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Description and praise of his love Geraldine:
- a town in South Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the FitzGerald family.
- A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
- A small town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.
Related terms
Translations
female given name
Adjective
Geraldine (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland.
Translations
of or pertaining to the FitzGerald dynasty
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Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Geraldine
- a female given name from the Germanic languages
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ge‧ral‧dine
Proper noun
Geraldine
- a female given name from English.
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